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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Morgan O'Rorke, West Hartford, CT (US);
Ryan Prescott Susca, Windsor, CT (US);
Ryan Shook, Loves Park, IL (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A dual pump fuel delivery system for an aircraft includes a fixed displacement fuel pump including an inlet and an outlet. The fixed displacement fuel pump is configured to supply a first portion of a fuel demand for the aircraft. A variable displacement fuel pump including an inlet portion and an outlet portion includes a selectively adjustable pump actuator configured to supply a second portion of the fuel demand. The second portion is variable. A fuel demand sensor operates to detect a selected fuel demand. A control member is operatively connected to the fuel demand sensor and the variable displacement fuel pump. The control member being configured to operate to adjust the variable displacement fuel pump to output the second portion of the fuel demand to satisfy the selected fuel demand.